Modern western civilization isn’t Rome, it’s Venice

The medieval city once ruled the Mediterranean, but fell behind its rivals and now is headed for a climate change drowning

Kuster & Wildhaber Photography

White supremacists and fascists love to opine about the downfall of Rome. “It was rampant deviant homosexuality,” they’ll say. Or “decadence ruined Rome” or whatever. They’ll ignore the actual mismanagement of Roman leaders and just point to whatever…